<< Our Photo Pages >> Galla Hill - Misc. Earthwork in Scotland in Dumfries and Galloway
Submitted by markj99 on Monday, 17 October 2022 Page Views: 399
Multi-periodSite Name: Galla HillCountry: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Stranraer
Map Ref: NX09205941
Latitude: 54.892897N Longitude: 4.976691W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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markj99 visited on 16th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 3 It is probably easier to park at the junction to Culhorn House rather than take your car down a rough single-track farm road. Galla Hill Mound is not spectacular in its current state, but it is a worthwhile trip nonetheless.
Galla Hill mound is a low earthwork c. 2 miles W of Stranraer. The round mound measures c. 12 yards in diameter and 1 yard high. The grassy surface, obscured by gorse bushes, has no visible stones. Canmore ID 60554 suggests that this may be a barrow with concentric ditches visible on aerial photography.
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